Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT), Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,933 miles (or 11,157 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kinloss Barracks and Treinta y Tres Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kinloss Barracks and Treinta y Tres Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK |
Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks |
Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSS |
More Information: | FSS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYT / SUTR |
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Location: | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°11'42"S by 54°20'49"W |
Area Served: | Treinta y Tres |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 337 feet (103 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from TYT |
More Information: | TYT Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- In 1939, 14 FTS moved south and were replaced by 19 Operational Training Unit training bomber crews for the offensive.
- The furthest airport from Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Kinloss Barracks's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinloss Barracks at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In November 1980 two pilots, Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Noel Anthony and RAF Flying Officer Stephen Belcher were killed when their aircraft struck birds on take off and crashed in woods to the east of Kinloss airfield.
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- Numbers 120 and 201 squadrons, plus 42 squadron, formerly equipped with the Nimrod MR2, were disbanded on 26 May 2011 following the cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 programme.
- Throughout the majority of the war 19 Operational Training Unit was the primary training unit.
Facts about Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT):
- In addition to being known as "Treinta y Tres Airport", another name for TYT is "Aeropuerto de Treinta y Tres".
- The closest airport to Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) is Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) N of TYT.
- Because of Treinta y Tres Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Treinta y Tres Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) is Jeju International Airport (CJU), which is nearly antipodal to Treinta y Tres Airport (meaning Treinta y Tres Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jeju International Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Jeju, South Korea.